nationalize

Definitions

• (rare) To make into, or to become, a nation.
• To bring a private company under the control of a specific government.
• To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
• (archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.